they have agreed to put off the debt ceiling debate. we have got a little extra time on the debt ceiling, but they are going to be looking to extract some blood. they want revenge for having gotten so beaten down by the president in the fiscal cliff negotiations. where politics are concerned, how accurate is the narrative i just laid out? >> i think you are right, but here is the. you did not mention, and that is a poll after poll shows us the american people are clear. they understand in this difficult economy you do not cut social security or disability programs. you do not head -- you do not cut medicare or medicaid. if the president were to go forward and say, we are not going to balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable, but we are going to look for hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue from those companies that are stashing their money in the cayman islands or bermuda or other tax havens. we are going to take on hard look at all corporate loopholes. we are going to look at the absurdity of continuing to give tax